Date: 9/7/26 10:04 am From: 'Marcia Watson' via Maryland & DC Birding <mdbirding...> Subject: Re: [MDBirding] Help identify a thrush, please
Steve,
That’s either a Gray-cheeked or a Bicknell’s - they both have an olive back. They’re not reliably separable by field marks; the song is the best way to tell them apart. I beleive bird banders can tell them apart by certain measurements; maybe someone will weigh in here.
That’s a beautiful photo of the feathering on the back.
Marcia
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Marcia Watson
Phoenix, MD
> On Sep 7, 2026, at 11:56 AM, Steve Long <steve.long4...> wrote:
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> I found a window-strike killed bird this morning that is some type of Thrush. And not the usual Wood Thrush we see occasionally around here - so probably a migrant.
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> The first thing I noted about it is a solid, very greenish olive hue on its back and head that I am not seeing mentioned in any bird book.
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> It is ~5" long, with boldly spotted white breast and white belly. From what I can see of the eyes, it may have once had a continuous white eye ring, but not sure due to damaged head feathers.
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> I am not seeing redishness along its tail to indicate a Hermit Thrush, and am not seeing the buffy "spectacles" to indicate a Swainson's Thrush.
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> Wondering about Gray-cheaked and Bicknell's, which could conceivably be migrating through, now.
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> Two pictures attached. Bird is bagged in the freezer for now.
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> Steve Long
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